Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga, MD

  • Durham, NC
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1821259748
Medicare services, 2024
652
Medicare patients, 2024
106
Part D claims, 2024
172
Publications
2
MIPS score, 2024
89
Practice address
3916 Ben Franklin Boulevard, Durham, NC 27704
Practice phone
Call (919) 956-9300
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Primary practice

North Carolina Specialty Hospital

Hospital · Durham, North Carolina

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Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga is an orthopedic surgeon in Durham, North Carolina

Dr. Takenaga practices at North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of North Carolina Specialty Hospital.

Dr. Takenaga's NPI, 1821259748, was assigned on June 23, 2008. Dr. Takenaga graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2008. Dr. Takenaga holds North Carolina license 2015-00962.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
June 23, 2008
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(919) 956-9300
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
44
Medical school graduation
2008

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga practices at North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham, North Carolina

Dr. Takenaga's primary practice is North Carolina Specialty Hospital, at 3916 Ben Franklin Boulevard, Durham, NC 27704 in Durham County. The practice phone is (919) 956-9300.

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Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Takenaga's primary practice is North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of North Carolina Specialty Hospital. The medical group on file is EmergeOrtho. Dmand AI also links Dr. Takenaga to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Takenaga practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
North Carolina Specialty HospitalAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga is one of 809 orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Takenaga's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Takenaga is licensed in North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2015-00962 · taxonomy 207X00000X

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Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga billed Medicare for 652 services in 2024

CMS data shows 652 Medicare services from Dr. Takenaga across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 106 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,423 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024652
Medicare patients106
Paid by Medicare$5,423
Procedure codes6

Dr. Takenaga's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 4,4282024: 47889%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 9562024: 10090%
Surgery
2023: 4992024: 4691%
Imaging
2023: 5722024: 2895%

Dr. Takenaga compared with the North Carolina median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Takenaga
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
652vs 99635% below
Medicare patients
106vs 24156% below
Part D claims
128vs 15718% below

Medians across 792 orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Takenaga's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga treated 106 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 106 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Takenaga in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 57 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.03, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Takenaga's median patient age at 68, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 2024106
Average age75
Average risk score1.03

Dr. Takenaga's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Takenaga's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6057%
  • Men4643%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Takenaga's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Chronic kidney disease36%
  5. Diabetes29%
  6. Ischemic heart disease23%
  7. Mood disorders22%
  8. Cancer19%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Takenaga's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men39%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga wrote 172 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Takenaga wrote 172 Medicare Part D claims for 83 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 128 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $361 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 534 claims across 13 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024172
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$361
Part D patients83

Dr. Takenaga's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Takenaga's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics24%42 of 172 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 5342024: 12876%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 13 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Takenaga for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Takenaga's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 85.9of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 78of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Takenaga in 2013. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Hip Prosthesis and Prosthesis Design. Dr. Takenaga's most frequent co-authors are Nicholas Anthony Bedard, MD and John Joseph Callaghan, MD.

Papers2

Topics Dr. Takenaga writes about most

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
  • Hip Prosthesis
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Prosthesis Failure

Dr. Takenaga's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Takenaga

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga received $811 in industry payments from 2016 to 2021

CMS Open Payments shows 36 general payments to Dr. Takenaga from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 70% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $330.

General payments to Dr. Takenaga by program year, 2016 to 2021

General payments to Dr. Takenaga by kind, 2016 to 2021

$811in total
  • Food and beverage$56670%
  • Travel and lodging$24530%

Companies that paid Dr. Takenaga the most, 2016 to 2021

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Dr. Takenaga graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2008.

  1. Medical schoolJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga's NPI number?

Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga's NPI number is 1821259748. It was assigned on June 23, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga?

Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga is an orthopedic surgeon in Durham, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga practice?

Dr. Takenaga practices at 3916 Ben Franklin Boulevard, Durham, NC 27704. Dr. Takenaga's primary practice is North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of North Carolina Specialty Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Takenaga to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Takenaga is (919) 956-9300.

What is Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga's medical license number?

Dr. Takenaga holds North Carolina license 2015-00962.

Which hospitals is Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga affiliated with?

Dr. Takenaga practices at North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham, North Carolina.

What medical group is Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga part of?

Dr. Takenaga is linked to EmergeOrtho.

Does Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Takenaga billed Medicare for 652 services in 2024.

What is Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga's MIPS score?

Dr. Takenaga's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga see?

CMS counts 106 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Takenaga in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Takenaga's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).

Where did Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga go to medical school?

Dr. Takenaga graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2008.

What drugs does Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Takenaga's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam and Amoxicillin.

Has Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $811 in general payments to Dr. Takenaga from 16 companies from 2016 to 2021. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga been practicing?

Dr. Takenaga graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.

Does Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Takenaga.

Who does Dr. Ryan K. Takenaga publish with?

Dr. Takenaga's most frequent co-authors are Nicholas Anthony Bedard, MD (2 shared papers) and John Joseph Callaghan, MD (2 shared papers).

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